Euplokamis dunlapae
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| Euplokamis dunlapae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Cydippida |
| Family: | Euplokamididae |
| Genus: | Euplokamis |
| Species: | E. dunlapae |
| Binomial name | |
| Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987 | |
Euplokamis dunlapae is a marine species of ctenophore.[1] It is the first species of ctenophora reported to have giant axons controlling the comb rows.[2] They control the ciliary beating, allowing for rapid change in the speed and direction of the cilia, likely evolved as an escape mechanism.
